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Posted on Feb 26, 2014 09:56 am

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Oasis's classic 1994 debut album "Definitely Maybe" will be reissued to mark its 20th anniversary this May, NME notes.

A remastered version of the Manchester band's LP will be released on May 19 and will include rare and unreleased recordings. The reissue is the first in the new "Chasing the Sun" series from Big Brother Recordings, with Oasis's follow-up albums "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" and "Be Here Now" to also be re-issued later this year.

The 20th anniversary edition of "Definitely Maybe" will be available as a standard CD and digital download of the original album, a three-disc Special Edition version including the rare recordings and demos, a 12" vinyl LP featuring all the bonus CD content as a free download, and a Deluxe Box Set which features the LP and the CDs. It has also been revealed that the band will re-issue their single "Supersonic" as a 12" vinyl to coincide with this year's Record Store Day on April 19.

Among the bonus content included in the reissue is a disc featuring the band's stand-alone single "Whatever," unheard acoustic versions of the tracks "Live Forever" and "Shakermaker" recorded in Paris, an early demo of "Half the World Away" recorded in Noel Gallagher's Tokyo hotel room, a demo of the extremely rare song "Strange Thing" and a live recording of "Sad Song" show at Manchester Academy.

Limited edition cassette replicas of the band's rare "Original 1993 Demos," meanwhile, are now available from the official website, including new sleeve notes from "Definitely Maybe" producer Mark Coyle. Only eight copies of the original demo tapes were made.

The tracklisting for the three-disc Special Edition re-issue of "Definitely Maybe" is as follows:

Disc 1

1. Rock 'n' Roll Star2. Shakermaker3. Live Forever4. Up in the Sky5. Columbia6. Supersonic7. Bring it on Down8. Cigarettes & Alcohol9. Digsy's Dinner10. Slide Away11. Married With Children

I know they get a lot of flack and a lot of it they can blame on themselves but this first album of theirs is flawless. One of a handful of albums that I enjoy from front to back. Even if they did ripoff T. Rex and Coca-Cola with "Cigarettes and Alcohol" and "Shakermaker" respectively.